The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion
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A classic examination of human nature, love, and betrayal
When John Dowell and his wife befriend Edward and Leonora Ashburnham, they appear to be the perfect couple. He is a distinguished soldier and she is beautiful and intelligent. However, what lies beneath the surface of their marriage is far more sinister and their influence leads John into a tragic drama that threatens to destroy everything he cares about.
Ford Madox Ford wrote The Good Soldier, the book on which his reputation most surely rests, in deliberate emulation of the nineteenth-century French novels he so admired. In this way he was able to explore the theme of sexual betrayal and its poisonous after-effects with a psychological intimacy as yet unknown in the English novel.
When John Dowell and his wife befriend Edward and Leonora Ashburnham, they appear to be the perfect couple. He is a distinguished soldier and she is beautiful and intelligent. However, what lies beneath the surface of their marriage is far more sinister and their influence leads John into a tragic drama that threatens to destroy everything he cares about.
Ford Madox Ford wrote The Good Soldier, the book on which his reputation most surely rests, in deliberate emulation of the nineteenth-century French novels he so admired. In this way he was able to explore the theme of sexual betrayal and its poisonous after-effects with a psychological intimacy as yet unknown in the English novel.
PUBLISHER:
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10:
0141441844
ISBN-13:
9780141441849
BINDING:
Paperback
BISAC:
Fiction
PUBLICATION YEAR:
2007
NUMBER OF PAGES:
256
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
0.57(H) x 5.06(W) x 7.75(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General / adult
LANGUAGE:
English